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The deal calls for homes with Knauf-brand drywall to be fully repaired at the company's expense, but the agreement has to be formally approved in court.

All steps probably won't be completed until next summer. At that point, details on how to sign up will become available.

Meanwhile, anyone trying to figure out whether they have Knauf drywall can look at a catalog of drywall identifying marks on the U.S. District Court website. Other brands of drywall are not included in the settlement.